Egypt: Contracts and Commercial Law

Digital correspondence is fundamentally reshaping contract formation and legal evidence in Egypt's courts. As commercial activity increasingly moves online, electronic communications—from emails to digital records—are gaining recognition as valid legal proof, challenging traditional notions of written documentation and raising critical questions about authenticity, admissibility, and evidentiary weight in Egyptian jurisprudence.

Importing goods into Egypt is a highly regulated activity governed primarily by Law No. 121 of 1982 concerning the Importers Register and its Executive Regulation.

Law No. 121 of 1982 regulates registration in the Importers Register and sets out the main requirements that natural and juristic persons must satisfy in order to import goods for trading purposes in Egypt. The law addresses key matters such as registration conditions, renewal procedures, amendment of registered data, deletion from the register, penalties, settlement of violations, and the role of the competent authority responsible for foreign trade affairs.